Striker Hopes Fading But A Possible Deal Isn’t Dead Yet

Yesterday, as we continued to trawl the transfer speculation that is starting to emerge, ahead of the opening of the January transfer window, we re-visited Chelsea’s interest in the Bournemouth striker, Callum Wilson.

Our article,Click Here, mentioned the fact that Chelsea were looking at paying around the £35 million mark to sign the striker who has scored 7 times in 13 games this season.

However, despite doing successful business with the south-coast side, selling them Nathan Ake and Asmir Begovic, it appears that Chelsea’s chances of landing Wilson are minimal.

The Bournemouth boss, Eddie Howe, when asked about whether he’d be prepared to do business for the player, is quoted by the local news source, Bournemouth Echo, as remarking,